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In common with other UK Athletics Clubs and Race Organisers, Stockport Harriers & AC have carefully considered the feasibility of conducting our annual races in view of the social distancing requirements resulting from the Covid-19 global pandemic. Planning for large events like these takes place months before the race date. Stockport Harriers & AC already announced the cancellation of our summer event, the Offerton 5 Multi-Terrain Race, back in early April. While we do not know what the position of the government and UK Athletics will be on organised running events later in 2020, we believe that even if such events can be held, the size of the field will be limited and social-distancing requirements too onerous to enable a safe and enjoyable event to be held this year. Consequently, we have made the decision to cancel the Stockport 10 (‘STK10′) planned for Sunday, 13 December 2020 and to hold the next STK10 on Sunday 12 December 2021.

Because the STK10 is a long-standing, iconic event that has a place in the hearts of many North West runners, we are planning to organise a Virtual STK10 Race, which will be held in early December 2020 and for which the net proceeds will go to charity. It will be both affordable and have elements to make it an attractive event that many of our regular STK10 runners will want to enter. We expect to announce the details and open registration in late June/early July.

IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATE

Entrants to this year’s Offerton 5 Multi-Terrain Race should have received an email notifying them that we have taken the decision to cancel this year’s race because of uncertainty over the government’s social distancing and lockdown policies to control the Covid-19 pandemic.

Although it may have been possible to try and reschedule for later in summer, it’s likely that the race calendar will be crowded with other summer races doing the same thing. Entrants have been offered the choice of carrying over their entries to the 2021 Race, which will be on Wed 16 June at 7.15pm or a refund (less a small admin fee).

If you entered and did NOT receive notice of the cancellation by email, please get in touch at stockport10@hotmail.co.uk and let us know if you’d like your entry carried forward or a refund. Every cloud has a silver lining and in our case it is that the local authority is building a new crossing over the Goyt this summer, which may give us the opportunity to tweak the route in 2021 to shift more of the route onto the scenic Goyt River valley paths.

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why this years chosen charity is Stockport Foodbank. They provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to themmin crisis. Based at 6 centres around Stockport: Bredbury, Cheadle, Hazel Grove, Heaton Norris, Offerton and Reddish.

They are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. You can help by bringing along a tin of food, e.g. fish, puddings, UHT milk, pasta, etc. on race day.